"The disk space is really quite a severe limitation of the device for many people."
Given that the disk space is zero, I would have to agree that is a severe limitation for anyone who just has to have a hard disk. Maybe those folks should look at a rack mountable RAID system instead.
Well, you could take his suggestion and actually go out and participate in the economy by working, investing, and innovating instead of sitting in front of your computer bitching about how bad the economy you don't participate in is.
I must have always landed on the "miss" part of the hit-or-miss curve when trying drag and drop on Windows. I was never able to get it to work, so I just assumed it wasn't a feature.
My wife was wrong, Slashdot is not a complete waste of time, I actually learned something new and useful on Slashdot today.
Those monitors were amazing. And with the Specter Magic-sac you could run Macintosh software on the ST on a better looking monitor at a higher resolution.
I agree with you. In this age where the Chinese have decided to base their economy on the old methods of building real products for real people and America's economy has turned to shit, thank God capitalism and that entrepreneurial spirit are still alive in America to save us. Now we can sell virtual tractors for our virtual farms. Take that, you commie gooks!
You mean the same guy who bought us such pro-technology, pro-big government, pro-big business block-busters as Terminator,Terminator 2: Judgment Day,Aliens,The Abyss,Titanic, and The Dark Angel Series has now gone over to the dark side?
"Welcome to the new Slashdot, where everything Google does is great, and only people with something to hide would care about privacy."
Actually, that's the old Slashdot. The new Slashdot would be one where everyone was NOT a Google fanboy and didn't have their tongues all the way up Eric Schmid's ass.
Hmm, perhaps not, but before the "liberation" there were not hundreds of thousands of dead people, essential infrastructure in ruins, daily bombings, lootings, and kidnappings.
It's all a matter of degree. For instance, NJ traffic sucks during rush hour, but it would suck a lot worse if someone were firing machine guns at the stopped cars, wouldn't you agree?
No, that would be good marketing. Bad marketing is the kind that doesn't move product. You tech guys should stick to commenting on things you know about, like how many penguins can dance on Linus's head.;-)
of why so many stupid, unsuccessful people like Edison, Washington, Darwin, Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, Ayn Rand, and Steve Jobs were born in the winter.
Remember, if your primary goal isn't to do something positive for the customer then it ain't gonna work.
Fail. The primary goal of any for-profit company is to generate a positive return for the shareholders. Doing something positive for the customer may be a side-effect of operations, but is not necessary to the operation of the company.
There are plenty of companies that provide nothing positive for the customer but make a profit and are still in business. Take the cigarette industry as an example. I can't think of any companies that provide something positive for the customer but no return for shareholders that are still in business.
In addition to a great, thoughtful post, you have settled 20+ years of my confusion as to what that line in "Wish You Were Here" actually said. Thanks!
Aside from the recursive strangeness of the whole idea of Matrix Online, an online virtual world modeled on an online virtual word, I didn't know it actually existed, so maybe a little marketing would have helped.
Google was a pretty decent search engine, it's a shame they have decided to go toe to toe with MS on MS's core business, something MS will not compromise on. I'm going to miss them.
At least we soon won't have to listen to the Google fanboys anymore.
I was thinking the same thing. After watching the video, I have observed this flowing-clumping behavior of sand many times on construction jobs when we are pouring sand into holes for backfill. Maybe the physicists just need to get out more.
I had exactly the same reaction. With all the money they waste on bad advertisement, seems like they couple have put a few dollars toward letting people know this existed.
Also ironically, wouldn't it be better for the U.S. to have all its enemies' secret communications running through servers in the U.S. so we could just eavesdrop anytime we wanted to with no hassle. Or the U.S. thinks the IM doesn't serve any strategic purpose, which makes one wonder why it needs to be embargoed.
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"The disk space is really quite a severe limitation of the device for many people."
Given that the disk space is zero, I would have to agree that is a severe limitation for anyone who just has to have a hard disk. Maybe those folks should look at a rack mountable RAID system instead.
Well, you could take his suggestion and actually go out and participate in the economy by working, investing, and innovating instead of sitting in front of your computer bitching about how bad the economy you don't participate in is.
I must have always landed on the "miss" part of the hit-or-miss curve when trying drag and drop on Windows. I was never able to get it to work, so I just assumed it wasn't a feature.
My wife was wrong, Slashdot is not a complete waste of time, I actually learned something new and useful on Slashdot today.
I don't watch HD TV for free on my 50" LCD, why would I watch crappy quality for a fee (any fee) on a mobile phone?
Those monitors were amazing. And with the Specter Magic-sac you could run Macintosh software on the ST on a better looking monitor at a higher resolution.
I agree with you. In this age where the Chinese have decided to base their economy on the old methods of building real products for real people and America's economy has turned to shit, thank God capitalism and that entrepreneurial spirit are still alive in America to save us. Now we can sell virtual tractors for our virtual farms. Take that, you commie gooks!
"I would summarize his article, but frankly I could never do it justice."
Article summary: Hollywood leftists hate America.
How hard was that?
You mean the same guy who bought us such pro-technology, pro-big government, pro-big business block-busters as Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic, and The Dark Angel Series has now gone over to the dark side?
Say it isn't so!
"Welcome to the new Slashdot, where everything Google does is great, and only people with something to hide would care about privacy."
Actually, that's the old Slashdot. The new Slashdot would be one where everyone was NOT a Google fanboy and didn't have their tongues all the way up Eric Schmid's ass.
Is your point that people can only criticize a system if they remove themselves from it entirely? That seems kind of silly.
In your view, can we only criticize Windows if we switch to Macs?
Hmm, perhaps not, but before the "liberation" there were not hundreds of thousands of dead people, essential infrastructure in ruins, daily bombings, lootings, and kidnappings.
It's all a matter of degree. For instance, NJ traffic sucks during rush hour, but it would suck a lot worse if someone were firing machine guns at the stopped cars, wouldn't you agree?
No, that would be good marketing. Bad marketing is the kind that doesn't move product. You tech guys should stick to commenting on things you know about, like how many penguins can dance on Linus's head. ;-)
of why so many stupid, unsuccessful people like Edison, Washington, Darwin, Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, Ayn Rand, and Steve Jobs were born in the winter.
I agree. I rather like that "silly technicality" we call the Constitution.
The Constitution. It's not just a good idea; it's the law.
Remember, if your primary goal isn't to do something positive for the customer then it ain't gonna work.
Fail. The primary goal of any for-profit company is to generate a positive return for the shareholders. Doing something positive for the customer may be a side-effect of operations, but is not necessary to the operation of the company.
There are plenty of companies that provide nothing positive for the customer but make a profit and are still in business. Take the cigarette industry as an example. I can't think of any companies that provide something positive for the customer but no return for shareholders that are still in business.
As far as I can tell, they are no different than the incompetent fucktards currently in charge of our health care. What is your point?
In addition to a great, thoughtful post, you have settled 20+ years of my confusion as to what that line in "Wish You Were Here" actually said. Thanks!
So cold and impersonal . . .
Sounds like my ex-girlfriend.
Aside from the recursive strangeness of the whole idea of Matrix Online, an online virtual world modeled on an online virtual word, I didn't know it actually existed, so maybe a little marketing would have helped.
Seriously. You can use a number of braiding, wrapping, or tying tricks to remove the clutter and make it aesthetically pleasing.
Google was a pretty decent search engine, it's a shame they have decided to go toe to toe with MS on MS's core business, something MS will not compromise on. I'm going to miss them. At least we soon won't have to listen to the Google fanboys anymore.
I was thinking the same thing. After watching the video, I have observed this flowing-clumping behavior of sand many times on construction jobs when we are pouring sand into holes for backfill. Maybe the physicists just need to get out more.
I had exactly the same reaction. With all the money they waste on bad advertisement, seems like they couple have put a few dollars toward letting people know this existed.
Also ironically, wouldn't it be better for the U.S. to have all its enemies' secret communications running through servers in the U.S. so we could just eavesdrop anytime we wanted to with no hassle. Or the U.S. thinks the IM doesn't serve any strategic purpose, which makes one wonder why it needs to be embargoed.
Actually, I think 1.5 billion low-wage Chinese are the reason we can afford to buy a whole lot more stuff.